{"id":8002,"date":"2025-04-14T15:12:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T19:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/stamford\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=8002"},"modified":"2025-04-14T15:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T19:33:39","slug":"diana-zhosan-owner-professional","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/stamford\/member\/diana-zhosan-owner-professional\/","title":{"rendered":"Diana Zhosan &#8211; Owner\/Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surrounded by the world of dance from an early age, Diana Zhosan grew up in Ukraine in a family of choreographers and DanceSport adjudicators. She was destined for greatness in the dance world.<\/p>\n<p>Diana began dancing at age four, excelling in ballroom, ballet, and gymnastics, but it was ballroom dancing that truly captivated her. By 14, she became 10 Dance National DanceSport Champion of Ukraine, Ballroom and Latin and earned the prestigious title of Master of Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Her career is marked by numerous competition titles.<\/p>\n<p>As her DanceSport career blossomed, Diana expanded her creative pursuits. She became a choreographer and director, staging her own shows while continuing to perform.<\/p>\n<p>Diana holds two Master\u2019s degrees from the National University of Culture and Arts in Kyiv:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Choreographer and Professional Dancer<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Director of Show and Events<\/p>\n<p>Diana\u2019s career reached new heights as the World Vice Champion in the Ballroom DanceSport World Cup and a multiple finalist in International DanceSport Championships. After relocating to the U.S., she joined Fred Astaire Dance Studios and earned several awards, including:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Top Female Teacher Awards<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Top Specialist Awards<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Top Performer Awards<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Top Choreographer Award<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also a USDC National finalist and a World Top 3 finalist in Professional American Smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Diana is continuing to inspire with her energy, creativity, and passion for dance. In addition to her work in the dance world, she also enjoys expressing her artistic vision through singing and photography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8004,"template":"elementor_theme","class_list":["post-8002","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/8002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/8002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}